> ## Documentation Index
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# Reading company updates

> Read posts from your employer, open attachments and join the discussion.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/beginltd/sNYQaAALZ14vu-94/images/cover/overview-overview-light.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=sNYQaAALZ14vu-94&q=85&s=d19149fcdc50addd59e518a410e35bae" alt="A company update in the Overview feed" className="block dark:hidden" noZoom width="1152" height="616" data-path="images/cover/overview-overview-light.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/beginltd/sNYQaAALZ14vu-94/images/cover/overview-overview-dark.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=sNYQaAALZ14vu-94&q=85&s=08b93195d89a996c3c1b2d746239217f" alt="A company update in the Overview feed" className="hidden dark:block" noZoom width="1152" height="616" data-path="images/cover/overview-overview-dark.png" />

Read company announcements in **Home** on a phone or **Overview** on a computer. Posts stay in the feed so you can return to them after a notification has been read.

## Find the update

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your home page">
    On a phone, choose **Home** in the bottom navigation. On a computer, choose **Overview**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Read the feed">
    Pinned posts appear first. Choose a category to narrow the feed, then return to all posts when
    you have finished.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the discussion">
    Open a post's comments to read the full conversation and replies. On a phone, use the back arrow
    to return to the feed.
  </Step>
</Steps>

You see posts shared with your audience and allowed by your role. If a colleague can see a post that you cannot, ask its author or your manager to check who it was shared with.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/beginltd/eTnxmebqR92iwCjw/images/articles/employees/employee-post-screen-light.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=eTnxmebqR92iwCjw&q=85&s=96a50a7f44a2c29978dea85fd04e6e32" alt="An employee reading a pinned company update with reactions and comments" className="block dark:hidden" width="2944" height="1840" data-path="images/articles/employees/employee-post-screen-light.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/beginltd/eTnxmebqR92iwCjw/images/articles/employees/employee-post-screen-dark.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=eTnxmebqR92iwCjw&q=85&s=1eec78bb9b78a470d67a58be94276636" alt="An employee reading a pinned company update with reactions and comments" className="hidden dark:block" width="2944" height="1840" data-path="images/articles/employees/employee-post-screen-dark.png" />

## Reply where the update lives

Add a comment when your question concerns the post. Reply to an existing comment to keep your answer with its question. Use a reaction when a short acknowledgement is enough; select your own reaction again to remove it.

A comment can include an image, and typing `@` lets you pick someone to mention. Check the audience before posting personal information. Comments are part of the shared post, not a private message to its author.

## Follow attachments and requests

Open an attachment or linked document to read it. Document access still applies: a link in a post does not grant access to a restricted file.

Answer a poll or attendance question using the post's own controls. Reading, reacting or commenting does not submit either response. See [Polls and events](/for-employees/overview/polls-and-events).

Your employee role normally lets you read, comment and react. Ask a manager to publish an announcement or change a post you did not write.

**Context for reading posts.** The default Employee role has post-read, post-comment create/read and post-reaction create/read/delete permissions, but not post-create or post-management permissions. Category and visibility filters apply to the feed. Seen status is evidence of viewing, not a formal document acknowledgement or signed agreement. Publishing belongs to the manager guides.

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  </Card>

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    Start a separate conversation with a colleague.
  </Card>
</Columns>

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